Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Saturday December 29, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'College Football' absolutely dominated the Saturday TV ratings. Leading the way was the 'Orange Bowl' between Oklahoma and Alabama, which scored a massive 5.34 A18-49 rating with 18.49 million viewers - up hugely from last year when it had only a 3.12 rating with 11.73 million viewers. This year's game also saw big numbers among men 18-49 (6.85), males 12-34 (4.88), people 18-34 (4.13), people 25-54 (6.21), and people over 50 (8.94). Coverage of the 'Cotton Bowl' between Notre Dame and Clemson saw the day's second best demo and viewership figures, averaging a 4.15 rating with 16.28 million viewers. That game also saw impressive numbers among M18-49 (5.65), M12-34 (3.76), P25-54 (5.11), and people over 50 (8.66). The day's other big game was the 'Peach Bowl' between Florida and Michigan which scored a 2.03 rating and 8.37 million viewers, including a 2.79 rating among M18-49 and a 1.75 among M12-34. Elsewhere, Hallmark's original movie 'A Midnight Kiss' was middle-of-the-road at 0.45 among W18-49, 1.65 in P50+, with 2.31 million viewers, while the first 5 fourth-season episodes of TBS's 'Angie Tribeca' ranged between 172,000 and 433,000 viewers.Cable finals: